Improvement in cast-iron exterior coffins or vaults



R. BEACHMAN.

CAST IRON EXTERIOR COFFINS 0R VAUL'I'S.

N o 18 9 5 9 6 Patented. April 17, 18 77.

INVEIITUII:

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT BEAOHMAN, OF LYONS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT l N CAST-IRON EXTERIOR COFFINS OR VAULTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 189,596, dated April17, 1877; application filed March 19, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT BEAGHMAN, of Lyons, in the county of Wayneand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Gast-IronIndividual Vault or Grave, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved individualvault, taken through the line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a verticalcrosssection of the same, taken through the line a; m, Fig. l.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved individual vaultor grave which shall be air-tight, so as to keep the coflin and bodyfrom the air, and thus preserve them, which will protect the body fromworms, will enable the vault and body to be removed, and which will becheaper, and at the same time better than a stone or brick grave.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claim.

A is the body of the vault, which is made of cast-iron, and of suitablelength, breadth, and depth to receive the coflin. Around the mouth ofthe body or box a is formed a rabbet to receive the edges of the glassplate 0, which is designed to be cemented into said rabbet. Theglass-plate 0 enables the body or cofl in to be inspected wheneverdesired. The plate 0 may also be made of cast-iron, if desired. Aroundthe mouth of the box a is formed a flange, 01. the outer edge of whichis beveled 05 to receive the beveled lip b formed around the edge of thecast-iron cover B, which fits snugly upon the flange of the box a, andhas lugs 12 formed upon its rear edge, by which it is hinged to lugs 00formed upon the upper part of the rear side of the said box 00. Upon theupper part of the forward side of the box ais formed a lug, a providedwith a staple, a to project through a hole in a lug, b formed upon theforward edge of the cover B to receive a padlock.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The body A, having rabbeted edge flanged at a and having lugs a a thelatter of which is provided with a staple, in combination with plate 0and cover B, the latter having lip b and lugs b If, as and for thepurpose speci- ROBERT BEAGHMAN.

Witnesses:

H. BADDER, GEORGE D. SoEUzLEE.

